Digitools 9 Class Discussion Board

This week we will finish the PowerPoint unit and as a final project we will create a PowerPoint about ourselves and use required elements in our presentation. We will then present the PowerPoint’s to the class. To help you get started on thinking and preparing the best presentation go to the following website: http://www.slideshare.net/

Pick 3 different slide shows to watch about presentations and making them great. After watching the slideshows respond to the following questions:

1. The three slides show names that I watched were:

2. In the slide shows the elements that I would like to use in my own presentation are:

3. Name three things that you learned from these PowerPoint’s and why you will use those things to create the best PowerPoint about Me presentation.

For responding to (two) other students: (1) watch one of their slideshows (must be different then what you picked in your post) (2) respond to the above three questions in regards to the PowerPoint that you watched (3) provide the student you are responding to advice on how to make their PowerPoint about Me the best.

Jackson

12/5/2011 06:42:45 am

The three slides I watched were: “ How to make effective presentation”, “Ideas on how to create powerful presentations”, and also “ How To Make A Good PowerPoint.” Some of the elements in the slide shows that I would like to use in my own presentation are keeping it simple and clear and keeping it big. Things I learned in the power points are that to many colors can be distracting and also artwork can be very distracting to. Also I learned that you should follow the 6 * 7 rule, which is no more than 6 lines per slide, and no more than 7 words per line. I will use the tips because then the slide will be more “professional” and also it will keep the reader focused and not bored. Also I would use these tips because most of it is common sense so then if you don’t follow them you could be found “dumb.”

Kheigan

12/5/2011 09:28:07 am

1.The three slide show that I watched were:” PowerPoint Presentation Development”, ”How to make effective presentation”, and “Presentation design”.

2. Every PowerPoint I watched said to keep it clear and simple, two many weird or distracting things are not good. Two many colors around the words are hard to read. Important words or titles should be the only thing bolded or colored, because if you only bold or color random words in a sentence it gets confusing to the audience. You should also have a simple layout with easy to read fonts and pictures, and too many pictures will not count as filler for word space and some are very distracting. Those are some things I want to see in my PowerPoint.
3. Don’t make it complicated, make it simple.
Weird fonts, and slide movements, and noise, and they make it confusing.
All capitals are two hard to read, just use lower case and capitals.
These tips will make my PowerPoint the best it can be without being real fancy and colorful, it will look more like a professional did it, then some freshman. Most people want to make a fun PowerPoint with sound and slide movements, weird fonts, and colors this just makes the audience pay attention to your PowerPoint and not what you are trying to teach to them or present to them.

Steven

12/7/2011 10:18:42 am

1 The title is How to make a good presentation. The three things I learned are keep it clear, make the words big, and keep it simple. For the elements I would use carts because it keeps your things organized, color my words to make it interesting, and diagrams to make it look cool.
2 The title is: One hour power point: ten stages for improving presentations. I learned make it visual, don’t make sentences, and use lots of colors. Some elements are: use bullets, use images, and use your own voice if you record.
3 The title is: Creating unforgettable power points. Three things I learned that you should make it interesting, Make it inspire ring, and make it be a useful. Some elements are Use cool sound affects like a car driving by, you should use arrows if you are leading up to something, and use special effects.

Kheigan

12/7/2011 10:22:54 am

Jackson- I watched one of your slide shows, Ideas on how to create a powerful presentation. I agree that two many colors can make it distracting and two many words or sentences in a single slide gets boring and is hard to read. I learned the color and pictures, and no more than 6-7 words in one sentence on a slide. I also learned no more than 6 lines per slide. Don’t put to many words on a slide and keep it simple will help you with your presentation. If you also keep it kinda plain, and are easy on the colors it will keep your audience attention to you and what you are saying instead of looking at the pictures in your slides. If you do all the things they show in the presentations that you listed in your response your presentation should be very interesting and will make a good impression on the teachers.

Kheigan

12/7/2011 10:32:52 am

Steven. I watched how to make a good presentation. I agree with you to make it look clear and to have big and easy to read words. Also putting all of the information in tables, charts and organizing them will give your presentation a professional look. I don’t completely agree on making it very colorful and cool looking, because that will distract your audience and you want them to pay attention to you and not a picture, but it also depends on what you are talking about when you are giving your presentation. In your presentation if you add all of the fancy stuff to organize your information it will make it look very nice and also professional looking. Another thing I learned from you is to make your PowerPoint useful and full of information that someone can use and not just junk. If you use all the stuff it shows your presentation will be successful.

Savannah

12/7/2011 11:13:18 am

1. The three slides I watched were: “Designing effective PowerPoint Presentation”, “PowerPoint Presentation Development”, “Presentation Design”
2. In the slide shows the elements I would like to use in my own presentation is have the text big, keep my presentation design simple so the readers don’t get confused, and do not use to many different colors on one slide. You must also the sound effects simple the audience doesn’t want to hear all of the different sounds.
3. I learned about the many things I can do on PowerPoint and how to make it more organized and to keep it simple so the audience does not get bored. You should not use more that six or seven lines on a slide. That is to much information for one slide. Using more than one slide for a topic is better. Using these tools it will look more professional. The audience will remember your presentation if it looks organized and easy to read.

Savannah

12/7/2011 11:31:40 am

Jackson- I went to one of your sides and thought it was a good presentation. I learned that making your slide show stand out more will make the audience want to keep watching the PowerPoint. Also keeping notes on the note pain will help the presenter keep going without pausing. Another thing I learned is to continue looking at your audience threw out the entire presentation. Keeping the slide show plain and easy to read is the kind your audience will like.

Savannah

12/7/2011 11:45:33 am

Khiegan- I watched one your PowerPoints and I learned that the more sounds and animation you put on the slide to harder it is to understand. Also the different fonts you put on a slide the harder it is to read for your audience. I learned you should not need to look at your PowerPoint every often. You should know what comes next on the slides. You should talk to your audience not to your notes. For your PowerPoint about “Me” I think you should include your hobbies and make the presentation simple and easy to read. Make sure you have all the information on our handout sheet of paper.

Jackson

12/8/2011 03:51:00 am

Khiegan
The power point I watched that you watched was “Presentation design.” I learned that the more sounds and animations you have in your power point then the more distracting it is. Also I learned that you should not need to look at your power point because you should have it memorized. Also I learned that you should keep your eyes toward the audience and not just look at the notes in your hand. Those are all important tips that I would use on my presentation. Especially to look at my audience and not my notes because it is easier to look at my notes since I would be nervice. Also I will remember not to use to many sounds and animations so it is not to distracting. Also I will not keep looking at my power point only if I’m trying to point at something. Some advice I have for you to use in your power point is to not use to many different colors because it will also distract others.

Jackson

12/8/2011 04:01:03 am

Savannah
The slide that I watched was “PowerPoint Presentation.” Some of the things I would like to use in my own power point are if I do want to use a sound keep it simple so the audience can listen to me and not be distracted. Also make sure the text is big and simple. Three things I learned are to have more than one slide for a topic. Also to use simple easy themes and also to keep it very simple so it doesn’t bored the audience not just to keep it from distracting them. I will use these tips to make the best presentation I can. You should use a small selection of colors also so it doesn’t distract the audience.

McKenney

12/8/2011 05:31:59 am

1. How to make an effective presentation, How to make a good PowerPoint, and Ideas on how to create powerful presentations.
2. Keeping it simple, use different size fonts, using pictures, using graphs, and using different colors.
3. Use different size fonts is important because from a distance it is harder to read the font on the screen so you are more likely to read the bigger sized words and so you should make your most important things bigger in font size. Also another important thing is keeping it simple. This is important because if you start adding too many things then it becomes harder to understand the PowerPoint but if you keep it simple it is something easy to follow. Last is to use pictures. If you use pictures it shows what you are trying to explain to the audience and it helps them understand what you are saying.

McKenney

12/8/2011 05:36:30 am

Savannah-
The video I watched was power point presentation design. I learned logic is not enough, to tell a story, and less is more. I think the less is more is a good thing because it keeps your PowerPoint short and to the point. Telling a story is a good thing because it makes it so the audience wants to follow the PowerPoint. Last Logic is not enough because people need to know what you are talking about and you need to know everything you are talking about. You should make you PowerPoint like a story it would make it more fun to follow.

McKenney

12/8/2011 06:37:04 am

Steven-
I watched creating unforgettable PowerPoint. I learned to make it interesting, make it inspiring, and make it useful. Make interesting is good because it will keep the audiences attention. Making it inspirable is a good thing because nobody will forget about it. Last making your PowerPoint useful will help people later in life. You should make your PowerPoint interesting so that you don’t lose anybody’s attention.

Bryan

12/8/2011 11:57:57 am

1. The 3 presentations I watched are "Why Most Presentations Suck, Presentation Tips, 10 Commandments for Great Presenting".
2. I need to realize that I need to keep everybody interested while still getting the facts out. I'm going to talk more than the audience reads. I will keep the things I’m talking about simple and to the point.
3. I learned not to run on about things that are not important and to stay on topic. Do not put everything on your slides because you need to talk more than your audience reads. Show your slides for about 15 seconds before you even talk about the slide. You can have a lot of slides but go through them quickly. You cannot let your audience get bored. Humor is a good thing to add to your presentation. A brain sees the color yellow first. You should know a lot about your topic before you present because if you are more comfortable with the things you are presenting, you will be able to teach it better. Keep it simple.

Bryan

12/8/2011 12:12:51 pm

Savannah- From your presentation “ Presentation Design” I would use not having a confusing background because you want your audience to focus on you and you words, not you background of the slide. You should follow the rules you saw because they will guide you well and stay on topic because you do not want to bore your audience.

Bryan

12/8/2011 12:16:29 pm

Mckenney- From your powerpoint “How to make an effective presentation” I would use big text and how to know how big to make your fonts. I will keep the presentation simple and not confuse my audience with too many topics. You should keep your powerpoint simple and not use too much stuff that you add on and will do fine.

Kade

12/9/2011 03:29:04 am

1. Designing Effective “ PowerPoint Presentations ”
How To Make A Good PowerPoint
Ideas on how to create powerful presentations
2. Some of the elements in the slides shows to keep it simple, short, and big.
3.I learned to keep a PowerPoint side short, simple, and big. I think I should use these strategies on my PowerPoint because it will get the audience attention when I present my PowerPoint. I think it will help me in the on all my PowerPoint I do in the future.

Joshua

12/9/2011 03:30:59 am

1.The slide shows I watched were: PowerPoint Presentation Development”, ”How to make effective presentation”, and “Presentation design”.
2. They told me to keep it nice, simple, and clean. They told me to not put a lot of sound and effects, doing this will make it easier to understand.
3. I leaned to keep it simple. To keep it understandable to the audience. And to keep it clear and nice.

Cole

12/9/2011 07:01:01 am

1. How to make an effective presentation.
How to make a good PowerPoint
Ideas on how to create powerful presentations
2. The elements that I would like too use are; themes that make my presentation look nice. I would like to use fonts that make the presentation look presentable. I would like to use transitions more often in my slides.
3. I learned that to make a good presentation you need to make it simple. Don’t make it so cluttered with pictures and animations make it simple with few things on each slide. I also learned that you need to make it so that it looks nice. It shouldn’t be just black and dull. The last thing I learned is too use correct grammar on your slide, it doesn’t look great when it is incorrect.

Katelin

12/9/2011 07:06:23 am

1. The Three slides I watched were:
Mr. Presentation
7 tips to create visual presentations
Ideas on how to create powerful presentations

2. Every power point should have a main focus and guidelines. All the power points said to not use too many colors and to mix everything you are doing. One slide shouldn’t pop out over all the other ones.

3. Making pictures from the actual art toolbar instead of taking them from the internet. Also I would like to use colors to contrast better. I think it is very important to keep it simple and to the point. If you over do your power presentation and put to many pictures on it, it gets rid of the whole point and focus. I love pictures but need to learn to not overdue it all the time.

Jacob S.

12/9/2011 07:08:00 am

1. Why Most Presentations Suck
Mr. Presentations
7 Tips to Create Visual Presentations
2. I would use creative fonts, A cool theme, and awesome pics
3. I learned to know your audience and show them what they would like to see in you own way. Another think I learned is to be simple and simplicity is the best. The last thing I learned was to be creative and use attention grabbers such as pictures and symbols.

Jonathan DellaMaggiora

12/9/2011 08:10:59 am

1. I watched "Why most presentations suck", "Mr. Presentation", and "7 tips to create visual presentations".
2. Keep it simple, don't use to many pictures, and make it easy to read
3. Use different size fonts is important because from a distance it is harder to read the font on the screen so you are more likely to read the bigger sized words and so you should make your most important things bigger in font size.. This is important because if you start adding too many things then it becomes harder to understand the PowerPoint but if you keep it simple it is something easy to follow. Also another important thing is keeping it simple. This is important because if you start adding too many things then it becomes harder to understand the PowerPoint but if you keep it simple it is something easy to follow. If you use pictures it shows what you are trying to explain to the audience and it helps them understand what you are saying.

jonatha

12/9/2011 08:13:24 am

Savannah
The slide that I watched was “PowerPoint Presentation.”. Three things I learned are to have more than one slide for a topic. Also to use simple easy themes and also to keep it very simple so it doesn’t bored the audience not just to keep it from distracting them. You should use a small selection of colors also so it doesn’t distract the audience.

Jonathan DellaMaggiora

12/9/2011 08:14:29 am

Savannah
The slide that I watched was “PowerPoint Presentation.”. Three things I learned are to have more than one slide for a topic. Also to use simple easy themes and also to keep it very simple so it doesn’t bored the audience not just to keep it from distracting them. You should use a small selection of colors also so it doesn’t distract the audience.

SORRY for misspelling my name

Jonathan DellaMaggiora

12/9/2011 08:17:03 am

Mckenney- From your powerpoint “How to make an effective presentation. I will keep the presentation simple and not confuse my audience with too many topics. You should keep your powerpoint simple and not use too much stuff.

Blaine Reisdorph

12/9/2011 10:55:56 am

1. I wachted “why do most presentation suck”, “how to make a effective presentation” ,and “how to make a good powerpoint”.
2. on every slide there was something about why to keep it short and to the point ,but there was also good point about keeping it short and to the point doesn’t mean to shorten the slide show but you should go through about two slides a minutes with the exception of about 5 or so slides through out the slide show.what i want to put in is the way they tilted it from “how to make a good powerpoint”.
also the way to get the point across fast from “how to make a effective presentation”.
3.A. I learned that the shorter and more effective or to the point the slide is the better because the audiences’ attention span is about 18 minutes.
I learned that an effective slide is well organized and quick to the point about each set of facts.
I learned that a slide show should consist of about 20-40 slides to be viewed over about 10 minutes.

Blaine reisdorph

12/9/2011 11:03:43 am

Jacob s. i watched 7 tips to create Visual presentations ,and although the fonts and the themes were cool the presentation its self was not about what mrs miller assigned. There were certain parts of the slide that were good but the slide you chose was not a good one to view.

Jacob S.

12/9/2011 12:26:06 pm

Kheigan
1. Powerpoint Presentation Development
2. I learned from yours that you should say and show as little as possible and to sum everything up in an easy and simple PowerPoint.
3. You should make your power point as simple as possible and understandable.

Jacob S.

12/9/2011 12:41:04 pm

McKenney
1. How to Make a Good Power Point.
2. I wouldn't use bullets. Its bad to mix
images and other pictures.
3.to make your the best you should make it simple and don't use bullets.

Steven

12/9/2011 01:02:28 pm

Blaine
1 Why do most presentaitons suck
2 I would like to use the two slides per. minute.
3 I learned keep the power piont short because of the peoples 18 minute attention spand. Be quick about each fact. A slide show should have at least 20 slides.

Kyle

12/9/2011 01:02:30 pm

1. I watched PowerPoint presentation, why most presentations suck, and how to make a good PowerPoint.
2. It said keep it simple. Don’t put a lot of stuff on one slide. Not a lot of pictures. Not a lot of sounds, well pretty much what I said in problem number 3. But yea not a lot of stuff.
3. I learned that I shouldn’t put a lot of information on one presentation because it will bore the people who are watching. It also said not to put a lot of sounds and animation because that is just too much and some people will get very very annoyed. They said keep it very simple and to the point, do not drag it out like I could be doing if I wanted to be annoying. Don’t make it cluttered with lots of photos either because that is just really bad and people don’t like that.

Kyle

12/9/2011 01:06:38 pm

Logan-I noticed that you had a lot of bullets in your presntation so you should watch the video that has to do with bullets, other than that the video you watched was pretty good.

Steven

12/9/2011 01:12:52 pm

Jacob s.
1 I watched 7 tips to create Visual presentations.
2 I would also use the creative fonts and the themes they had.
3 I learned that you should use symboles and diffrent style fonts. you should also dum it down.

Kyle

12/9/2011 01:14:47 pm

Blaine-I watched the video and next time I do a presentaion I will use the 2 slides per every minute. You should try to be not so tall jk. You should try to have way less pictures on your opening slide.

Tyson

12/9/2011 01:24:37 pm

The 3 slides that i watched were "How to make effective presentation" Effective Powerpoint" and "Presentation design 411".
The elements that I would want to use are bigger font. I need to keep it simple. I will have word art and clip art. Effects is another thing I will have.
I learned a lot about the three powerpoints. 1 thing is that 95% of presentation suck. Mine will be in the other 5%. Bigger fonts are more attracting than littler fonts. You don't want your addenence to be distracted by the animations.

Tyson

12/9/2011 01:26:09 pm

Blaine- The video that you watched was very good. The 2 slide every minute is a good idea to use.

Tyson

12/9/2011 01:28:22 pm

Jackson- The video that you watched was interesting. I think that the 6-7 thing is a good idea. Next time I do a presentation I will have no more than 6 words in a line.

Cheyenne

12/9/2011 03:17:58 pm

1. The videos that I watch were was, why most presentations suck, Mr. Presentation, and 7 tips to create visual presentations.
2. Some elements that I would like to use in my presentations are to make sure that the power point is simple but yet bold and still get the point across. They said to use different fonts to and colors to make a statement but be sure that the color is not overwhelming .You don’t have to use words to get a point across you can use pics, music, or sounds. You want it so that the reader does not get confused.
3. I learned that simple is most of the time more and easier for viewers to understand. That more slides with less on them are better than fewer slides with tons on them. I also learned that colors on slides are sometime overwhelming for viewers if not used in the right way.

Cole

12/10/2011 03:33:16 pm

Steven
I watched how to make an unforgettable PowerPoint. I learned that to do a PowerPoint well you need to make it very interesting. You also need to make it simple to understand and to make it easy to read.

Cole

12/10/2011 03:36:26 pm

Mckenney
I learned from your PowerPoint, How to Make an effective presentation, that you really need to keep it simple and not clutter your pages. From the videos I watched you need to keep it simple.